Whip socket and lock.



0. 6. SHAW. WHIP SOCKET AND LOCK. APPLIUATION FILED NOV. 18, 1909.

966,776. Pntented Afig. 9, 1910.

CARL e. SHAW, or CYNTHIANA, INDIANA.

WHIP sooner AND LOCK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. November 18, 1909.

Patented Aug. 9, 1910.

Serial No. 528,832.

Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in WVhipSockets and Locks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to combined whip sockets and locks, and has forone of its objects to provide a simply constructed device whereby a whipmay be locked in position and its surreptitious removal prevented.

lVith this and other objects in view, the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction as hereinafter shown and described andthen specifically pointed out in the claim; and, in the drawingsillustrative of the preferred embodiment of the invention, Figure 1 is aside elevation of the improved device, Fig. 2 is a side view with one ofthe casing members of the whip socket re moved, Fig. 3 is a section onthe line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 show details.

The improved device embodies a whip socket, preferably formed in twoparts 10 11 and in which the whip stock is deposited, a portion of thewhip stock being represented at 12. The two parts 1011 of the stock areformed with projections 13"14: at one side, and each projecting portionis provided with a relatively long recess, these longer recesses beingindicated at 15, and with shorter recesses 16-17 extending from thelonger recesses. Extending through the upper end of the longer recess isa pin 18, and mounted to swing upon this pin is a bearing plate 19, thelatter adapted to project into the interior of the casing 10-11 and bearagainst the whip stock 12, as shown in Fig. 2.

Located within the recess 1617 is an L-shaped plate with one side 20bearing against the inner face of the recess 17 and the other portion 21bearing upon the bottoms of the recesses 16--17. The portion 20 of theplate is secured by screws or other suitable means 22 to the projection14-, while the lower portion 21 of the plate is provided with aplurality of spaced transverse teeth downwardly directed 23. Slidablydisposed within the recess 16 and bearing against the vertical portion20 of the plate is a bolt-like member 24: having terminals 2526 spacedapart and bearing respectively upon the body of the horizontal portion21 of the plate and across theteeth 23. The member 24 by thisconstruction is provided with an intermediate recess, and formed throughthe projecting portion 13 opposite this recess is a key-hole,represented at 27, to receive a key, represented at 28, the wards of thekey being adapted to engage the depending portions 2526 and thus movethe bolt 24: toward or away from the clamp member 1%). By this meanswhen the key is moved in one direction it will be obvious that the belt2 1 will be moved against the plate 19 and hold the latter against thewhip stock 10. Pivoted at 29 upon the bolt 24 is an arm or pawl 30, thelower or free end of the pawl adapted to engage in the teeth 23 of theportion 21 of the plate. The pawl 30 extends at its free end into thepath of the ward of the key and engages one of the teeth 23 by its freeend, so that when in the position shown in Fig. 2, the pawl locks thebolt 24 in position, and thus correspond ingly locks the plate 19 inengagement with the whip stock, and thus efl'ectually prevents itssurreptitious removal from the whip stock.

lVhen the whip is to be released the key is inserted and rotated, theward of the key first releasing the pawl 30 and then moving the boltoutwardly to release the plate 1-9.

The improved device is simple in con struction, can be inexpensivelymanufactured and is applied to various forms of vehicles. Any suitablemeans may be ei'nployed for connecting the casing 1011 to the vehicle,but as this fastening means forms no part of the invention, it is notdeemed necessary to illustrate this part of the device.

What is claimed is A whip socket having a recess in one sidecommunicating with the interior of the same, a clamp plate swinging atone end within said. recess and projecting into the interior of thesocket in position to engage against a whip stock, an L-shaped platelocated within said recess and provided with a plurality of spaced teethin one of its members, a bolt slidable in said recess and bearingagainst said swinging plate, a pawl swinging upon said bolt and engagingin the teeth of said plate, said bolt and pawl being adapted to beengaged by a key operating Within said casing.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature, 1n presence of twowltnesses.

CARL O. SHAW.

Witnesses GUY CLEVELAND, FRANK EMERSON.

